Do you exchange gifts with your friends at Christmas? As a rule I don’t, but sometimes I’ve had an exceptionally special year with a particular friend and I like to give them something to acknowledge it. Something small and unique to them – something they will treasure, just as I treasure their friendship.

Writing as Maxabella, Bron has been a well-known parenting writer for over five years. Bron blogs over at Maxabella Loves about her three kids, decidedly hot husband and her desire to live a slow life. That has never happened, not once.